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Who is the hate group successfully rolling back LGBT rights?

One hate group that compares LGBTQ people to pedophiles is laying the groundwork to usher in a new age in this country where civil rights laws are rendered moot. And unless we stand in their way, they are going to win. NO GAYS ALLOWED was plastered onto a storefront in Tennessee after the United States Supreme Court ruled that…    

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Colorful parade opens 10th Gay Games in Paris.

A colourful parade of athletes and supporters in a Paris stadium on Saturday launched the 10th edition of the international Gay Games, a week of sporting events and cultural meetings. More than 10,000 people from 90 countries are taking part in the games, which originated in San Francisco in 1982. Some of the participants come from countries where homosexuality remains a crime.    

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Christian pornographer refuses to film sex tape for gay couple.

Saying it would violate his deeply held religious beliefs, area pornographer Chet Kirkendall, a 57-year-old Christian who frequently films explicit amateur videos for his clients, confirmed Friday he had denied service to a gay male couple that wished to hire him to direct their sex tape. “I’ve been in this business 25 years, and… (Explicit content)    

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Police detain around 25 gay rights activists in St Petersburg.

Russian police detained around 25 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg on Saturday, according to Reuters witnesses. A few dozen activists gathered at Palace Square on Saturday afternoon, defying a ban to hold the rally. Organisers had said they would stage one-man protests to demand freedom of association after…      

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Pastor: God is burning down California because of gay people.

A pastor with ties to Republican Senator Ted Cruz has claimed that God created the deadly wildfires in California to punish the state for accepting gay people. Kevin Swanson has a history of making anti-LGBT statements. Last year, he claimed that Hurricane Harvey was a ‘punishment’ from God for Texas rejecting an anti-trans law and that…      

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UPDATE: After fundraiser goes viral, Georgetown awards gay valedictorian full scholarship.

Seth Owen, 18, thought his dreams of attending Georgetown University were in jeopardy earlier this year after receiving his financial aid package from the prestigious school. The package had been determined based on the expected contribution of his family, a religious family he said drove him out of his home due to his sexual orientation.